Ordinance No. 4,806Published: TBE BAYTOW0 SUN
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Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1987
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1987
ORDINANCE 0O' 4806
�- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 1, "GENERAL PROVISIONS;" ADDING
A FEE FOR DRIVING SAFETY COURSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Texas Code of Criminal Procedures, art. 45.06
has been amended to allow municipalities to assess a fee for
services performed in a case which is subsequently dismissed due
to completion of a defensive driving course; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWNa
TEXAS:
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Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown,
Texas, is hereby amended by adding a section to be number Section
1-5 (d)° which said section shall read as follows:
Sec. 1-5. General penalty for violations of code:
continuing violations; fee for issuance and service of
warrant of arrest or rearrest; fee for driving safety
course.
(d) The judge of the Municipal Court shall require
the person requesting a driving safety course under
Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat., art' 6701d~ Sec. 143A, to pay ten
($10.00) dollars fee prior to deferral to cover part
of the cost of administering this section.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby
repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the
extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this
ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and
governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provisions, section, exception,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional,
void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of
the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application
to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all
provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect from and after
ten (10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City
Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the
caption of this ordinance to be published in the official
newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10)
days after passage of this ordinance.
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-INTRODUCED, ~- City Council of
September, 1987'
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READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
the City of Baytown, this the 24th day of
9;�M-ETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
?HAN6DALL B. STRONG, City At� ey
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